Gachn

Bavarian

Etymology

From gach (“sudden, abrupt; hot-tempered, short-tempered”). Compare German Jähzorn (“irascibility, violent temper”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡ̥ɑːxŋ/

Noun

Gachn f (no plural)

  1. nominalization of gach: hurry

Derived terms
  • auf die Gachn
  • in der Gachn

Noun

Gachn m (plural Gachn) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia, Tyrol)

  1. nominalization of gach: outburst, fit of rage, tantrum

Derived terms
  • an Gachn kriagn
  • an Gachn håbn
  • gachgiftig
  • Gachzorn
  • gachzornig
  • Gachzurn
  • gachzurnig
  • vergachn
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